05 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1958
Page
1
Allan Nevins argued the Civil War transformed the nation from unorganized to organized, a change he said was unexpected yet decisive. He spoke in Keller Hall Tuesday night, noting the North gained positive effects while the South faced negatives, and that enduring impact stems from a national idea and strengthened materialism.
Westhampton hosts the second Faculty Series concert in Keller Hall featuring Robert Barker clarinet James Erb tenor and Roy Jesson piano performing Schumann Fantasy Pieces Op 73 ten Liederkreis Op 59 songs and Hindemith songs and Clarinet Sonata 1939 with intermission texts by Shelley Whitman Moore Wolfe plus a preconcert carillon recital by Hilton Rusty at Boatwright Memorial Library.
A North Court dormitory column recounts a string of light hearted incidents over weeks. Buzzers sounded from a faulty switchboard causing a false alarm as girls rushed to vacant phones. A bathroom scene featured a dog named Count evading discovery and the dorm president escorted it outside. weitere lighthearted dorm quirks accompany students in hallways and tower room encounters.
The policy keeps fraternity pledging rules as they were. Men must complete twelve academic hours with nine quality credits by December 6 to be eligible once grades are released.
The YMCA and IFC join to entertain sixty children from Cary Street Mission at Millhiser Gym on December 13 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Don Hornbeck, Tom Stewart, and Bev Brown head the effort with Westhampton College volunteers. Santa Claus will visit, stories will be told, and Alpha Delta Kappa Sigma along with others handle decorations and security while multiple fraternities provide entertainment.
Work on a new fraternity row began Wednesday and should finish within 30 days to pave the driveway. Five lodges will house fraternities without current lodges: Phi Kappa Sigma Kappa Sigma Theta Chi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Chi. A new campus parking lot will be built across from the old row to reduce weekend parking on University Drive.
University Players present Anouilh's Antigone in a modern adaption directed by Professor Carner at the Quonset Hut December 10 11 12 at 8 15 p m. Cast includes Gloria Greenfield Don Linahan Shirley Satterfield Gary Pusfeld Jehane Flint Ed Shiver James Mathews Dick Guthrie John Gatling and Jan Higginbotham.
Epsilon Beta the University of Richmond chapter of Gamma Sigma Epsilon initiated ten new members on October 20: Don Kreh Jared Sharon Jim Chandler George Jam erick Sandra Hood Libby Haddock Dave Jackson Andy Schroeder Bob Gardner and Bob Scott. The group sponsors science film series in plain language with Our Mr Sun shown November 13 in the physics lecture room. Harry Mesic was elected delegate to the national Gamma Sigma Epsilon convention at Wake Forest College December 4 5 and 6 along with Lowell Rosman Bob Dunnington Tom Winn Jim Chandler and Dr W Allen Powell. Members now offer Lange's Handbook of Chemistry at six dollars a copy and tutoring in chemistry.
Richmond coach Ed Merrick was chosen as the Southern Conference football coach of the year by the Southern Conference Sports Writers Association. Merrick led the Spiders to a 7 3 overall record with a 3 4 league mark, finishing fifth in the conference and earning praise for his offense.
The Westhampton Athletic Association hosts the nite before Christmas Snowball on December 13 from 9 p.m. to midnight in Keller Hall Gymnasium. Attendance is open to Westhampton students and alumni with a date. Continentals provide music. Tickets are $2.50 per couple, sold in the Tea Room or Blue Room after lunch, or via AA representatives.
The University of Richmond and Maryland will represent the Southeast at the U S Intercollegiate chess finals in Cleveland December 27 30. Richmond beat Duke recently and qualified with an all undergraduate squad led by captain Carl Sloan with Bob Dunning Jack Wright Riley Harrison and George Bernard filling boards one through four.
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